Self-reflection meme

[azekeil]

Has your life gone the way you expected it to? What did you imagine your life would be like now when you were a child? When you were a teenager? Shortly after education? Somewhere between leaving education and now?

If it's different to what you expected, why?

What about your life in the future? Do you think it will actually turn out that way, or do you think it will be different? Why?

Comments

[anti-girl.livejournal.com]

1> absolutely not.
2> As I child I don't think I looked this far ahead. As a slightly older child-not-quite-teenager my plan was to go to Glasgow (because that seemed so far away) to go to university.
3> Plans changed many times when I was a teenager. I had loads of buisness ideas but never got any of them started then I got involved properly in theatre so I was going to be a writer and that was all going ahead, when I moved down here to study writing.
4> Straight after I left uni? haha well we all know that went a bit tits up so I guess I was too busy trying to fix the now to worry about the future but I knew in my head that if I survived it all I'd be coming back here rather than running away from it all back to Aberdeen.
5> Its not been that long, only a couple of years but holy crap has my life changed and I am so glad it has. all the experiences and plans i had when i was younger have gone out the window but I guess since I am 'somewhere between leaving education and now' because it was only 2 and a half years ago my plans are to keep doing what I am doing. hehe.

Its weird how things changed so much, I don't even write at all anymore, and that was my main thing, that was my life. hehe guess i just got happy ;-)

what about youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu?

thanks again for last night it was lovely :)

[azekeil.livejournal.com]

Heh, it was talking with you that inspired me to post this :)

Well, I started off by wanting to be an astronaut. I found out that it was very difficult and I'd have to go into the RAF to stand the best chance. I didn't like that idea - even as a child I abhored violence.

In my teenage years, I realised I needed direction, something to aim for. I knew I was good with computers, but listened to my dad who warned me that doing something you love as a hobby as your main job can suck a lot of the fun out of it. I've found that to be somewhat true..

I've not really changed my focus since my teenage years, and I think sticking to that focus has allowed me to do quite well so far in my career.

Recently I've become more involved in the financial/commercial side of things, which wasn't a direction I'd originally envisioned, and not one I particularly relish, but it's helping me in other areas so I'm happy to get on with it.

Yup, last night was fun, thanks :)

[anti-girl.livejournal.com]

astronaut would be so cool!! I've wanted to be so many things over the years, vet, clothes designer, musician, actress, news reader (don't ask) but bizarley where i am now is a combination of the three things that I have steadily been interested in while growing up. entertainment stuffs - Judder, hair dressing - Loxx, and alternative culture and fashion - Front...w00t!!

my brother was very much into the whole school - army/RAF thing, really scared me and as with you the violence thing is just...rrrr! no!